Forsikringssummen dekker skaden.

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Breakdown of Forsikringssummen dekker skaden.

• skaden: the damage
• forsikringssummen: the sum insured

Questions & Answers about Forsikringssummen dekker skaden.

Why is forsikringssummen one long word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

• forsikring = insurance
• sum = sum, amount

So:

• forsikringssum = insurance amount / insured sum
• forsikringssummen = the insurance amount / the insured sum

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses several words, Norwegian frequently uses one compound word.

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What does the -en at the end of forsikringssummen mean?

The ending -en is the definite article for many singular masculine nouns in Norwegian. It works like English the.

So:

• en forsikringssum = an insurance amount
• forsikringssummen = the insurance amount

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word before it.

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Why is it skaden and not just skade?

For the same reason: skaden is the definite singular form.

• en skade = a damage / an injury / a loss
• skaden = the damage / the loss

So the sentence is talking about a specific damage or loss, not damage in general.

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